Rice OEDK team creates new feeding device for Houston Zoo’s red river hogs
June 21, 2022
Just steps away from Rice University, you can meet Neptune, Luna, Vidalia, Artemis and Ophelia, the Houston Zoo’s resident red river hogs.
Rice bioengineers are shining light on bacterial stress
May 23, 2022
Rice bioengineers are ready to shine a lot of light on bacteria’s genetic response to stress.
CPRIT grants entice three cancer researchers to Rice
May 20, 2022
Rice University recruits three professors to bolster cancer research with grants from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
DAP array casts a wide net to fix mutations
May 19, 2022
Rice engineers introduce DAP, a streamlined CRISPR-based technology that can perform many genome edits at once to address polygenic diseases caused by more than one glitch.
Faculty recognized with award for superior teaching
April 25, 2022
Nine faculty received the 2022 George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching, which honors top Rice instructors by votes from alumni who graduated within the past two, three and five years.
Faculty, staff, students honored for excellence in teaching, mentoring, service
April 25, 2022
Each year, Rice honors members of the university community who have served students through outstanding teaching, dedication and service.
NSF awards 38 Graduate Research Fellowships to Rice students
April 22, 2022
The National Science Foundation has awarded 38 Graduate Research Fellowships to Rice University students.
Rice trains postdocs for nano-cancer future
April 22, 2022
The National Institutes of Health extend a grant to help future medical professionals understand nanotechnology-enabled tools to treat cancer.
Inspired students make intubation more intuitive
April 13, 2022
Rice University engineering students develop a simplified, wireless video laryngoscope to help clinicians intubate patients before procedures or in an emergency.
Georgia Tech team wins Rice360 Design Competition
April 4, 2022
A Georgia Tech team won Rice360’s annual undergraduate design competition for global health technologies.
Blood vessels are guides for stimulating implants
March 31, 2022
A wireless neurostimulator a little bigger than a grain of rice can be put in place alongside blood vessels to treat neurological diseases and chronic pain.
US News grad school rankings give high marks to Rice programs
March 30, 2022
A total of 19 graduate programs at Rice University rank among the nation's top 25 in their categories in the latest edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.”
Bio-FlatScope dives deep for useful data
March 3, 2022
The lensless Bio-FlatScope is a small, inexpensive camera to monitor biological activity that can’t be captured by conventional instruments. The device could eventually be used to look for signs of cancer or sepsis or become a valuable endoscopy tool.
‘Drug factory’ implants eliminate ovarian, colorectal cancer in mice
March 2, 2022
Rice bioengineers have created tiny implants that activate immune cells to destroy cancer.
Inaugural class of Rice Innovation Fellows announced
February 17, 2022
The Provost’s Office and the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Lilie) have announced the inaugural class of Rice Innovation Fellows, a program that will provide educational and financial support to the next generation of scientist- and engineer-led spinout ventures.